Be in the know. 20 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Farewell: ‘I’m Going Quiet’ (nytimes)
  2. Best Earnings Season in Years Validates Stock Bulls’ Case (bloomberg)
  3. The bull case for stocks is broadening beyond AI (yahoo)
  4. CEOs Sound Least Worried About an Economic Slowdown Since 2007 (bloomberg)
  5. Fed’s Miran Says He’d Favor Half-Point Rate Cut in December (bloomberg)
  6. Investor angst over Big Tech’s AI spending spills into bond market (ft)
  7. Why Debt Funding Is Ratcheting Up the Risks of the A.I. Boom (nytimes)
  8. BlackRock Faces 100% Loss on Private Loan, Adding to Credit Market Pain (bloomberg)
  9. Diageo drafts in ‘Drastic Dave’ to revive spirits giant (ft)
  10. Lithium Watchers Shift Focus From Supply Fears to Storage Demand (bloomberg)
  11. Albemarle stock price target raised by RBC Capital to $120 on improving demand (investing)
  12. Boeing gets nod to start next phase of 777X certification trials, Air Current reports (reuters)
  13. Intel CEO to oversee its AI efforts after executive departs for OpenAI (reuters)
  14. Alibaba-backed Kimi AI model reignites U.S., China race (youtube)
  15. Inflation & Consumption Tailwinds Lift Stocks (chinalastnight)
  16. China’s BYD aims to sell up to 1.6 million vehicles abroad in 2026, Citi says (reuters)
  17. China Stock Fund Launches Beat 2024 Tally in Sign of Confidence (bloomberg)
  18. Disney’s newest cruise ship, the Destiny, is getting ready to set sail (cnbc)
  19. As Cold Weather Looms, Generac Urges Homeowners to Prepare for Power Outages (yahoo)
  20. 10 Best Value Stocks to Buy for the Long Term (morningstar)